U21 League

The Common
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marco Overmars got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Torgeir Klepp notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Clapham Comets F.C.'s Conan Shields. Conan Shields was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Atle Sundstrøm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 7th match minute, Clapham Comets F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Neil Murray to maneuver through the defense. Martin Norheim struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Conan Shields didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skytta Toppidrettslag. Thor Elden hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper John-Einar Haarr, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calum Frost in the 13th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper John-Einar Haarr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Overmarss short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got John-Einar Haarr to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Geoff Ansell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. John-Einar Haarr tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19thth minute of the game Marco Overmars who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. John-Einar Haarr made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Vern Elwick sent off a good shot on target. After 21 minutes Skytta Toppidrettslag's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marco Overmars who took care of the corner kick. In the 22nd minute, Jack Myers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the game, Atle Sundstrøm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Skytta Toppidrettslag's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Clapham Comets F.C. the free kick. After a rather tough play, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Atle Sundstrøm got a free kick in the 24th minute. The nice shot from Marco Overmars in the 32ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but John-Einar Haarr had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 33 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper John-Einar Haarr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Overmars. 35 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Overmars came free, but John-Einar Haarr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Vern Elwick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but John-Einar Haarr saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geoff Ansell scored 2-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of John-Einar Haarr, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 44 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper John-Einar Haarr had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marco Overmars. 45 minutes into the game, Skytta Toppidrettslag's Atle Sundstrøm nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Conan Shields made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Torgeir Klepp to make the kick off. Conan Shields showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Torgeir Klepp in the 52nd minute of the match. Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geoff Ansell in the 54th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marco Overmars in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck John-Einar Haarr prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 57 minutes into the game, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Vern Elwick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. John-Einar Haarr made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 60thth minute of the game Calum Frost who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. John-Einar Haarr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vern Elwick, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Overmars in the 62nd minute of play. John-Einar Haarr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Overmars in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Hind in the 68th minute of play forced Skytta Toppidrettslag's goalkeeper John-Einar Haarr to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes into the match, Edward Hind notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Skytta Toppidrettslag's John-Einar Haarr. John-Einar Haarr was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 73rd minute, Geoff Ansell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. John-Einar Haarr took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Calum Frost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. John-Einar Haarr showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neil Murray, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some careless play in the Skytta Toppidrettslag defense, Calum Frost kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of John-Einar Haarr. The Skytta Toppidrettslag fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that John-Einar Haarr should have stopped the shot. 93 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Calum Frost came free, but John-Einar Haarr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John-Einar Haarr showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Hind in the 94th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Skytta Toppidrettslag's goal looked a bit too open when Geoff Ansell came free, but John-Einar Haarr reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Conan Shields got control of the ball when Atle Sundstrøm tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Clapham Comets F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.